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See Your Name in Print

NEA staff writers are looking for sources for future stories. Share your experience and expertise and see your name in print! The stories are listed below.

English Only?

Should English Language Learners be in English-only immersion classes, or in bilingual environments? How does your state legislation affect how you teach ELLs? If you’d like to share your experiences and opinions with NEA Today readers, write to Rebecca Weber at  neaeditor@nea.org .

Teaching 9/11

Next fall will mark the five year anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. How will teachers talk about 9/11 in today's classrooms? How has the discussion evolved, and how are history books presenting the information? If you'd like to participate in this story, please write to Cindy Long at neaeditor@nea.org .

Then and Now

September’s NEA Today is going to take a look at some of the changes from the early days of our members’ careers (be it two decades or two years ago) to the present. Tell us how your job has changed since you first started. What were the hot-button education issues and lingo of your early years? Drop NEA Today writer Cynthia Kopkowski a line at neaeditor@nea.org. (And we want pictures, too! Send us a photo of yourself from your earliest days in education and a word or two about your expectations of the job then, and your aspirations, and how those developed over the years. Email digital photos to neaeditor@nea.org, or mail them to NEA, Office of the Executive Editor, 1201 16th St. NW Washington, D.C. 20036-3290, Attn: Cynthia Kopkowski)

Standardized Tests

Standardized testing is big business—are you getting a piece of the pie? Do you earn money by grading essays or short answer responses for standardized tests, or by writing test questions? Tell us your story at neaeditor@nea.org